Kiara, Sofia, and James are studying the relationship between biodiversity and stability in a forest ecosystem. How do biodiversity and stability work together in this context?

The higher the biodiversity, the greater the stability of the forest ecosystem.

The lower the biodiversity the greater the stability of the forest ecosystem.

The higher the biodiversity, the less stable the forest ecosystem

Biodiversity has nothing to do with forest ecosystem stability.

Thomas, Lily, and James are discussing the ability of two forests to survive a change in the environment. Which forest is more likely to survive?

Forest A with high biodiversity

Scarlett and Amelia are comparing two images of forests, Image A and Image B. Which image shows more biodiversity and why?

Image B is more biodiverse, because it shows more different species than Image A.

Image A is more biodiverse, because it shows a greater number of organisms than Image B.

Both images show the same biodiversity.

During a biology class, Daniel, James, and Harper were discussing genetic diversity. How can genetic diversity be defined in this context?

a variety of genes and traits within a species

a variety of ecosystems in a given area

system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

a variety of species in an ecosystem

Eesha, Benjamin, and Aiden are studying the biodiversity of a forest. They want to understand species diversity. What does species diversity refer to?

a variety of species in an ecosystem

a variety of genes and traits within a species

a variety of ecosystems in a given area

system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

During a field trip, Emma, Eesha, and Isabella visit a state park that includes multiple forest and freshwater ecosystems. Which statement best describes an example of high biodiversity in this park?

Many different species of fish, birds, and frogs in a variety of colors are found in the park

A pond ecosystem is populated by a single species of frogs

A desert ecosystem is populated by organ pipe cacti, camels, and armadillo lizards

Biodiversity & Change

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?

A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each

A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each

A habitat with 4 different species with about 150 individuals each

A habitat with only one species with about 2000 individual

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

High biodiversity is

having a lot of the same organism.

having a few of the same organism.

having a lot of variety of different organisms.

only having one of each organism.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.

It increases at each level of the food chain.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the root "bio" mean...

living

nonliving

toxic

variety

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During a school project, Ella, Ellie, and Samuel discovered that ____________ is the term used to describe the variety of living things in the world.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ecosystem below has the HIGHEST biodiversity?

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7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lucas, Emma, and Priya are studying for a biology test. They come across a question about the 3 types of biodiversity. Help them by selecting the correct 3 types of biodiversity from the options below.

Genetic

Species

Ecosystem

Size

Biotic

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High biodiversity is

Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

What does the root "bio" mean...

During a school project, Ella, Ellie, and Samuel discovered that ____________ is the term used to describe the variety of living things in the world.

Which ecosystem below has the HIGHEST biodiversity?

Lucas, Emma, and Priya are studying for a biology test. They come across a question about the 3 types of biodiversity. Help them by selecting the correct 3 types of biodiversity from the options below.

Alexander, Lily, and Ishaan are studying different types of organisms in their biology class. They noticed that the more different types of organisms they study and the more relationships they can observe between these organisms, the greater the...

Isabella, Priya, and James are studying different ecosystems. They observe that greater ____________________ in an ecosystem means there are more habitats to support different types of organisms.

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